Screven County sheriff’s officials have filed additional charges against an Effingham County man jailed in a double-murder case.

Craig Heidt was charged Aug. 21 with criminal interference with government property, possession of a prohibited item by an inmate and possession of a weapon, Screven County sheriff’s spokesman Brett Dickerson said.

Heidt was arrested in Effingham County in May for the deaths of his father, Philip Heidt, and his brother, Carey Heidt, along with the shooting of his mother, Linda Heidt. He is being held in Screven County jail mainly due to Effingham County jail overcrowding, Effingham County sheriff’s spokesperson David Ehsanipoor said.

The Screven County charges come after Heidt damaged a mattress and was found to be in possession of a cell phone and a razor blade, Dickerson said. The cell phone possession charge is a misdemeanor, the other two charges are felonies.

Dickerson declined to release any other information on the incident, citing an ongoing investigation.

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Craig just gets in deeper & deeper. These hardly seem like the actions of an innocent man. Could someone tell me how he got these items? He is in jail where they are supposed to be guarding him 24 hours a day. Won't it be interesting to see who he's been calling on his illegal phone?